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=__The Sixteenth Amendment__= = =

The Congress has power to lay and collect taxes on income. An income tax can be collected without regard to a state's population. = = = = = = =Q. When was it made?= =Q. Why was it created?= =Q. Who created it?= =Q. Does the amendment apply to today?= =Q. When did it become an amendment?=
 * It was passed by congress on July 12,1909
 * Ratified by 3/4 of the states in February 3, 1913
 * Becomes part of the constitution on February 25, 1913
 * It was made after the civil war
 * It was created to pay for the civil war (1861-65) Wars are **very very** expensive
 * Salmon P. Chase Secretary of Treasury ( way to divide the expensive)
 * Yes because the people pay income and sale taxes
 * February 25, 1913

=Q. How long does it take to make an amendment?= =Tax Info=
 * It depends on how long the amendment is

Types of taxes

 * **Regressive tax(sales tax)**- which means that everyone needs to pay the same amount for everything they buy
 * **Income tax-** people get taxed on their income.(The first 600 dollars are free).The more money they earned they more they have to pay. Later on in time there was a new income tax that was 2% of their paycheck
 * **Tariff(regressive tax)-** tax on imported good [[image:http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/income-tax-tom.jpg width="253" height="182" align="right"]]
 * **Excise(regressive tax)-**tax on luxury items such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar and snuff
 * **Property tax-** tax on property(no duh)
 * **Revenue tax of 1921-** let the government tax on all incomes

Other things

 * When the 16th amendment was first made it said to tax all //lawful// businesses but criminals such as Manly S. Sullivian and Al Capone who made millions of dollars illegal didn't have to pay taxes so they changed the amendments
 * Since the government couldn't make sure everyone was paying their taxes it came up of the plan "withholding", which means they take money directly out of people's paychecks
 * There's the Tax Code which is a 2,000 page book that has all the rules about taxes

Saving Money while paying taxes
= = =To all those people who had to give up their tax money for the better good. This is a video on money= = = = = Ok my bad no video. OK i found one so click here. http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/economics/money/zoom.weml
 * If you own a house you can deduct some of the cost from your income tax so you have to pay less(people who live in apartments or rent houses can't do that)

=Important things that you need to know so you wont fail if you had a test on this= =Things you should know about angry farmers= =Other Questions about all the amendments:=
 * Limited income tax helped the government raise a lot of money but in 1862 it expired(it was only made to raise money for the war)
 * Even though it still became a amendment in 1894 wealthy people and corporations sued the government. They said this tax was unconstitutional. On May 20, 1895 the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
 * 1) Because of the tariff, or tax on imported goods, the farmers got mad because they had to pay a lot for equipment and got little for their crop
 * 2) Think about a mob of angry farmers, what do you think happened(no not flames and pitch forks) they formed a group called the "Farmer's Alliances" to protest the tax in 1877
 * 3) They formed their own party in the government called the Populist, or People's Party
 * 4) Their major goal was "to restore the government of the Republic to the hands of 'plain people' the class in which it originated" but they also wanted to change the money but making more coins and paper money, 8 hour work day and a lot more
 * 5) The first Populist president was James Weaver(yah farmers)
 * 6) The democrats then took most of the Populist ideas so the Populist party so faded away

Q. What amendments were defeated?

 * 1) Gay Marriage(didn't pass through congress with a very close vote 48 for it and 50 against it)
 * 2) Tax bill of 1894(was declared unconstitutional but the Supreme Court.)
 * 1) Tax bill of 1894(was declared unconstitutional but the Supreme Court.)

Q. Are there any amendments in Congress today?
For more visit this link below http://www.usconstitution.net/constamprop.html
 * 1) Providing a right to work
 * 2) Equal pay for equal work
 * 3) Right to favorable work conditions
 * 4) To ensure reproductive rights of women
 * 5) Limit how much money a candidate can use in a campaign

= = =Look at theses links to see how this admendment applies to issues today.= (or if your too lazy you can just read the summaries below)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/business/08bush.html?_r=1&sq=bush%20Admits%20Economy%20Faces&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=print In the U.S., the economy is facing a crisis and a weak job market. Oil prices has risen to $100 a barrel. President Bush wants **broad-based tax cuts** but the Democrats want **tax cuts**, and a spending program for targeted relief. Some proposals are a $500 rebate that can be given to the people through their paychecks **or payroll tax system** and every child can give a $1000 tax credit to low-income families that don’t currently qualify. Polls show that people care more about the economy than about the war in Iraq. I think it's great that political leaders want to save the economy.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080107/pl_nm/bush_economy_growth_dc_4 In the article, __Bush: Keep taxes low in uncertain times__, it talks about how George W. Bush wants to lower the taxes. He wants to make permanent tax cut. George W. Bush gave tax cuts after September 11 when all businesses slowed down. The Democratic nomination had promise to bring back tax reductions for the wealthy. The president called on Congress to pass a bill to expand the Federal Housing Administration program. I think Bush is doing the right thing to lower the taxes for the people.

By Anna, Kerri, and John